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kevincox on Aug 21, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Android Oreo

I don't know if it is on by default but if enabled it will connect to "High Quality" open networks. If it does this it connects the VPN.

So the VPN is "required" by this feature but you can turn it off globally, or manually connect to networks where you don't want to use the VPN.

nomel on Aug 21, 2017 [–]

Doesn't this violate the computer fraud and abuse act, for unauthorized accessing to a networks without permission? More specifically, piggybacking [1]?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_piggybacking

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